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1 Reason to Buy Carnival Stock Like There's No Tomorrow, and 1 Reason to Avoid It Like the Plague: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770472/cruise-vacation-beach-people.jpg
1 Reason to Buy Carnival Stock Like There's No Tomorrow, and 1 Reason to Avoid It Like the Plague

Carnival's (NYSE: CCL) business was doing well prior to the onset of the pandemic. The public health crisis dealt a blow to the industry, but things are starting to pick up in a big way.

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The S&P 500 Just Notched a 5-Month Win Streak. The Stock Market Usually Does This Next.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/771198/market-4.jpg
The S&P 500 Just Notched a 5-Month Win Streak. The Stock Market Usually Does This Next.

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is one of three major U.S. financial indexes. It covers roughly 80% of domestic equities by market capitalization, and it includes a diversified mix of companies from

Where Will New York Community Bancorp Be in 1 Year?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770978/24_03_28-a-person-with-their-head-down-on-a-laptop-computer-_mf-dload-_gettyimages-910148024-1137x800-18a52a2.jpg
Where Will New York Community Bancorp Be in 1 Year?

Share prices of New York Community Bancorp (NYSE: NYCB) have plunged roughly 75% from their 52-week highs. Most of the pain has come in the last three months following a terrible fourth-quarter 2023

Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Hormel Are All Magnificent Dividend Stocks. But There's a Simple Reason I Choose 1 Over the Other 2.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770642/young-woman-researches-on-a-computer.jpg
Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Hormel Are All Magnificent Dividend Stocks. But There's a Simple Reason I Choose 1 Over the Other 2.

For investors looking for a safe dividend investment, perusing the list of Dividend Kings is a good place to start. These companies have all paid and increased dividends for 50 years or more. This

April Is Here! 3 Stocks to Buy With Your Tax Refund: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770952/young-woman-holding-a-lot-of-money-gettyimages-1249955556.jpg
April Is Here! 3 Stocks to Buy With Your Tax Refund

By the time the stock market next opens, April will be here. With that month comes the standard April 15 filing deadline for U.S. income taxes. As of March 15 -- one month before the deadline -- the

A Bull Market Is Here: 2 Tech Stocks Down 44% and 65% to Buy Right Now: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770950/investing-education-reading-stocks-home-young.jpg
A Bull Market Is Here: 2 Tech Stocks Down 44% and 65% to Buy Right Now

The markets haven't shown any sign of slowing down in 2024. The final confirmation that a new bull market is well underway came in January as the S&P 500 set a new record high. It has continued to

Should You Buy and Hold Stocks for the Next 10 Years? Here's What History Says Your Returns Could Be.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770730/thinking-in-front-of-trading-screens.jpg
Should You Buy and Hold Stocks for the Next 10 Years? Here's What History Says Your Returns Could Be.

Over long periods of time, investing in the stock market is undoubtedly one of the best wealth-generation tools available to the average person. Just in the last decade, including dividends, the S&P

Will ASML Be Worth More Than Apple by 2030?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770814/man-chip-wafer.jpg
Will ASML Be Worth More Than Apple by 2030?

ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are both often considered bellwethers of the tech sector. ASML is the world's largest producer of lithography systems, which are used to optically etch

5 Things Smart Investors Should Know About BigBear.ai: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770962/android-head-shattering.jpg
5 Things Smart Investors Should Know About BigBear.ai

BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) has disappointed a lot of investors since it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in December 2021. The data mining and analytics

Celsius Is Now a Billion-Dollar Business in North America After Doubling in 2023. That's Why It's Looking for Growth in These 5 International Markets in 2024 and Beyond.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770872/investor-smiles-largely-with-hand-on-head-while-looking-at-computer.jpg
Celsius Is Now a Billion-Dollar Business in North America After Doubling in 2023. That's Why It's Looking for Growth in These 5 International Markets in 2024 and Beyond.

If you invested in Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH) stock five years ago, then you're probably not reading this article -- you're probably sitting on a beach somewhere, sipping on a nice cold Celsius

2 Cryptos I'm Buying ASAP and Holding for the Long Term: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770556/happy-person-looking-at-phone.jpg
2 Cryptos I'm Buying ASAP and Holding for the Long Term

The crypto market has cooled off ever since Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hit a new all-time high of $73,750 in mid-March, but the growing consensus is that this is just a temporary breather until the next

2 Top Artificial Intelligence Stocks to Buy Right Now: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770832/nvidia-headquarters.jpg
2 Top Artificial Intelligence Stocks to Buy Right Now

The artificial intelligence (AI) market will have a significant impact on economic productivity and growth. It is a ripe field to find long-term winners, but as with any new technology, there will

Are Nike, Lululemon, Apple, Tesla, and Starbucks Waving a Red Flag for the Stock Market?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770771/gettyimages-1502885375-1201x773-5e40324.jpg
Are Nike, Lululemon, Apple, Tesla, and Starbucks Waving a Red Flag for the Stock Market?

So far, the stock market is having a great 2024, at least when measured by the performance of the major indexes. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are both up over 9.5% year to date. However, if you

Cathie Wood Thinks Palantir Could Disrupt Microsoft in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Here's Why I Think She's Right.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770750/gettyimages-1455779066.jpg
Cathie Wood Thinks Palantir Could Disrupt Microsoft in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Here's Why I Think She's Right.

Earlier this month, Ark Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood sat down for a podcast conversation hosted by former NBA stars Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner. While Iguodala may be best known for his

Social Security's 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is on Track to Yield a Double Dose of Disappointment: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770791/senior-fanning-cash-retirement-social-security-getty.jpg
Social Security's 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is on Track to Yield a Double Dose of Disappointment

For most Americans, Social Security is a vital program they couldn't live without. An analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that it pulls 22.7 million people above the

Bull Market Buys: 2 Growth Stocks to Own: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770776/stocks-to-buy-in-2024.jpg
Bull Market Buys: 2 Growth Stocks to Own

The two stocks featured in this article are trading up extensively so far in 2024 but for entirely different reasons. Premium specialty alloy-products company Carpenter Technology (NYSE: CRS)

This Company Plays a Crucial Role in Building Semiconductors. Does That Make Its Stock a Buy?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770574/silicon-wafer.jpg
This Company Plays a Crucial Role in Building Semiconductors. Does That Make Its Stock a Buy?

Semiconductor stocks have been hot over the past year on increased demand due to artificial intelligence (AI). Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ: ACLS) is one stock that hasn't joined the party. Shares

1 "Magnificent Seven" Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist, and 1 to Avoid Like the Plague: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770846/getty-images-investor-trading-buy-sell-hold-analysis-finance-portfolio.jpeg
1 "Magnificent Seven" Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist, and 1 to Avoid Like the Plague

The S&P 500 continues to rocket higher in the first three months of 2024, fueled in part by the continued outperformance of the "Magnificent Seven."

The seven monster stocks accounted for

3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks You Can Buy With $1,000 and Hold: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770726/ai-stocks-to-hold.jpg
3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks You Can Buy With $1,000 and Hold

The longer you hold a quality stock, the less it matters what initial price you paid. That's not to say valuation doesn't matter, but prolonged growth goes a long way to mitigating any premium you

OpenAI Billionaire Sam Altman Has Invested in These 4 Tech Stocks. Which Is the Best Buy Now?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770774/investing-screen-analysis-investor-growth-stocks.jpg
OpenAI Billionaire Sam Altman Has Invested in These 4 Tech Stocks. Which Is the Best Buy Now?

There may be no more important business leader these days than OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Altman's company kicked off the artificial intelligence (AI) boom with the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022

2024 S&P 500 Bull Market: 2 Unstoppable Growth Stocks to Buy Right Now: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770831/getty-listening-learning-headphones-laptop-notes-studying.jpg
2024 S&P 500 Bull Market: 2 Unstoppable Growth Stocks to Buy Right Now

Fresh all-time highs for the S&P 500 index have been a serious high note for investors as 2024 kicks off. Whether you're new to the stock market or have been investing for years, you have discovered

3 Reasons to Buy NextEra Energy Stock Like There's No Tomorrow: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770602/23_02_03-an-older-person-in-a-floatation-device-in-swimming-pool-_mf-dload.jpg
3 Reasons to Buy NextEra Energy Stock Like There's No Tomorrow

The efficient markets hypothesis suggests that stock prices are rational, but anyone who invests for long enough knows that this isn't always true over short periods of time. Right now, NextEra

Love Costco Stock? These 3 Companies Are Creating Shareholder Value by Copying Some of Its Best Traits.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770644/investor-holds-phone-looks-at-chart.jpg
Love Costco Stock? These 3 Companies Are Creating Shareholder Value by Copying Some of Its Best Traits.

Many investors absolutely love Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) stock. But the late, great Charlie Munger might have been the most head-over-heels for this warehouse-style retail chain. Shortly

Stock Split Fever Is hitting the Market Again With Walmart's and Chipotle's Stock Splits: These 2 Top Stocks Could Follow: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/770575/two-people-fist-bumping.jpg
Stock Split Fever Is hitting the Market Again With Walmart's and Chipotle's Stock Splits: These 2 Top Stocks Could Follow

The market loves a good stock split. When a company decides to split its shares, it is a reflection of the company's success and also indicates management's confidence in its future. In other words

Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) Allow Nvidia to Crush Apple and Microsoft, and Become the Most Valuable "Magnificent Seven" Stock?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/769127/ai-on-a-chip.jpg
Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) Allow Nvidia to Crush Apple and Microsoft, and Become the Most Valuable "Magnificent Seven" Stock?

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has emerged as the hottest player in the artificial intelligence (AI) space. Its cutting-edge graphics processing units (GPUs) are the most important hardware element of the